Tuesday, December 23, 2014

The past few weeks have been filled with lots of activity. Lots of work, and time for some fun as well. I hosted my first ever Christmas cookie swap. I had 19 friends and family members join us for the fun and we each baked three dozen cookies to share. I have never seen so many cookies on a table in my life.

I had two of my nieces come and they were a tremendous help. Little Grace (age 7) even made a Grinch guacamole for the party. Very sweet and tasty too!

I think the party was a hit, and hope to make it an annual event.

Since it is Christmas week, I decided to take out another of my Christmas teapots. This one was given to me over 25 years ago by my friend Sherri. Times have changed, as I used to type on a typewriter at my first few jobs, and this teapot always makes me smile to see it. I wonder if I could still type on one after years of typing on computers!

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

I have been busy in my stamp room making more Christmas cards. Today I am sharing a pair of them with you. Both cards were made with a Simon Says Stamp set called Gnome For The Holidays. I won this stamp set a while back, and find it fun!

Hoping to find some time to make more cards soon. Really miss having inky fingers!

Thursday, December 4, 2014

I was in need of a pair of Christmas cards for pet lovers. Luckily, I have a lot of stamps perfect for the occasion. This first card I am sharing was made using a House Mouse stamp. Aren't they precious? I thought the use of the plaid paper and the touch of Glossy Accents on the Christmas ornament added to the holiday feel.

For the dog lover, I decided to use a new stamp in my collection by Gourmet Rubber Stamps. I used various washi tapes and Wink of Stella for some shine on the hat.

Do you have a pet? How do you include them in the holiday festivities? I used to have a cat named Emily. I had a special stocking made for her and she had treats under the tree each year. I remember waking up Christmas morning to find her sitting on her stocking smelling her goodies. Such good memories!

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

This Friday my husband and I started decorating our home for Christmas. The tree is trimmed and I started bringing out my Christmas teapots. Today I am sharing my Santa teapot with you. He is just so jolly and always makes me smile.

This weekend I started making Christmas cards for my friend Erich to give. He asked for a dozen cards and he tends to like the humorous or sweet cards. So the first one I made was this one. I used a favorite vintage Santa image and a fun stamp from the Hashtag Stampers Anonymous set I won. Hope you like it!

How are you preparing for the holiday season? I am attending a Christmas party this weekend, and am hosting a cookie swap the following week! Lots of holiday cheer coming my way!